Reviews
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\r\nStraight\r\nforward. Only this comes in mind while I listen to the new ANB\r\nrelease. The most in-your-face, barbaric, “regular”, mature album\r\nof these Americans by far.
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\r\nFrench band - Mistaken Element - were formed back in 1998 by the name - Scarr - .Soon they changed their name into -MIstaken Element- and after many years with no official releases they recorded their debute album - Engraved in Memory - in 2006 .Now , after three years they are back with their second work and they are showing their teeth with great production and fresh ideas. \r\n
\r\nRecorded on September the 16th, 2006 in Atlanta, during ProgPower VII festival, “Live in America” gives us the picture from this gig, as we already had a taste through the double cd that came out before this release. Jorn, with his so elegant Rock ‘N’ Roll image, merely magnetizes you without having to walk miles and miles upon the stage. However the (cameras) direction is not that good. The shots change very slowly and ruin the whole “concert” feeling. The group ‘s performance is very good, and so is the production..
\r\nMike Scalzi and his company are back! Almost 2 years after “Hardworlder”, Slough Feg (as they are now called) release another album which seems to be a loyal follower to their trademark sound. Besides, one of Slough Feg’s biggest achievements is the fact that they have managed to create a very distinct sound and their very own identity which comprises of lots of NWOBHM elements and influences from many late’70s bands, while at the same time a folk element can be heard crawling here and there in their songs.\r\n
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\r\nBEAUTIFUL BRUTALITY\r\n \r\n
\r\nGerman Death Metal band - Lay Down Rotten - were formed back in 1999 as a solo project of mr.Daniel Jakobi.Soon he managed to change this solo-project to a band and till now they have already released two Demos and four full length albums.The last album -Reconquering the Pit -(2007) , was the first album that the band released through Metal Blade Records and they managed to spread their name worldwide and mainly in the U.S. Now , after two years these German Deathsters are back with their new work.\r\n
\r\nOnly the origin of the band is enough to have an idea about its music profile. Beyond The Dream come from Finland and this is their first full-length album, which is called “The Sin Against The Sinners”. It’s a Dark Metal album, actually based on the melodic side of the genre, while the main line that they follow musically includes both symphonic parts and black metal passages.
\r\nMy Silent Wake can be found where the wild side of death metal meets the melancholy of doom and the atmosphere of gothic meet. Rising from the ashes of the British Ashen Mortality, these dark figures release their third album after "Shadow of Sorrow" and "The Anatomy of Melancholy".The album is really far from what is called extreme, despite of the obvious tension to approach it.